God’s Chosen People / Be Strong And Courageous! [Jos 1:3-6]

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God’s Chosen People

/ Be Strong And

Courageous!

[Jos 1:3-6]

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

"I will give you every place

where you set your foot,

as I promised Moses.

 

 

Your territory will extend

from the desert to Lebanon,

and from the great river,

the Euphrates-

 

 

-all the Hittite country--

to the Great Sea on the west.

 

 

No one will be able to

stand up against you

all the days of your life.

 

 

As I was with Moses,

so I will be with you;

 

 

I will never leave you

nor forsake you.

 

 

"Be strong and courageous,

because you will lead these people

to inherit the land I swore to

their forefathers to give them.”

(Jos 1:3-6)

 

 

 

Today this Scripture tells

me about God’s promise,

 

 

that is not changeable.

 

 

In verse 3, the boundaries

are established by God and

promised to Abraham

and Moses.

 

 

“On that day the LORD made

a covenant with Abram and said,

 

 

"To your descendants

I give this land, from the river

of Egypt to the great river,

the Euphrates…”

(Gen 15:18) 

 

 

 

“The LORD our God said

to us at Horeb,

 

 

"You have stayed long

enough at this mountain.

 

 

Break camp and advance

into the hill country of

the Amorites;

 

 

go to all the neighboring

peoples in the Arabah,

in the mountains,

 

 

in the western foothills,

in the Negev and along

the coast, to the land

of the Canaanites

 

 

 

and to Lebanon,

as far as the great river,

the Euphrates.

 

 

 

See, I have given you this land.

Go in and take possession

of the land that the LORD

swore he would give to

your fathers--to Abraham,

Isaac and Jacob--

 

 

 

and to their

descendants after them.”

(Deut 1:6-8)

 

 

 

Furthermore, it had been

promised to their forefathers

that is to Abraham, Isaac

and Jacob. 

 

 

This is one of my

favourite passages ,

 

 

 

“I’ll give you every place

where you set your foot,

as I promised Moses.”

 

 

 

What a tremendous blessing!

-Truly God’s promised

would be fulfilled! 

 

 

 

Indeed, Joshua now

at last was to lead

the children of Israel to

 posses this promise land.

 

 

 

He was never a perfect man

but God chose him.

 

 

Why?

 

 

 

Perhaps God knew that

he trusted in Him faithfully

and sincerely. 

 

 

Looking back on his life,

God had already been

preparing Joshua as a

good leader;

 

 

He did not complain and

just kept his position in life

with patience

 

 

and then God revealed

Himself to him.

 

 

Likewise, God always

watches over his chosen people

and when it is his right time,

 

 

He calls the people as

his instruments in

all kinds of situations.

 

 

When God called how did

Joshua respond to Him? 

 

 

Although he was a fighting man

and had lots of hard training

  for 40years in the desert,

 

 

he was still afraid when God

commissioned him for the task,

because he was a humble man.

 

 

This situation taught me

many lessons. 

 

 

 

I realised that God has

provided for my whole life

in his master plan, now!

 

 

Although, I didn’t understand

his plan.

 

 

 

However I realize the closer

my relationship with God

is the more I will understand

His plan for me

 

 

and the clearer it becomes.

 

 

 

Today God’s challenge to

Joshua included me. 

 

 

 

 "Be strong and courageous,

because you will lead

these people to inherit the land

I swore to their forefathers

to give them.”

(Jos 1:3-6)

 

 

 

This is most encouraging for me;

 

 

 

“When you were called

not many of you were wise

by human standards;

 

 

 

not many were influential

not many were of noble birth.

But God chose the foolish things

of the world to shame to wise…s

 

 

 

o that no one may

boast before Him.”

 

 

“Brothers, think of what you

were when you were called.

 

 

Not many of you were wise

by human standards;

not many were influential;

not many were of noble birth.

 

 

 

But God chose the

foolish things of the world

to shame the wise;

 

 

God chose the weak things

of the world to shame the strong.

 

 

 

He chose the lowly things

of this world and

the despised things--

 

 

 

and the things that are not-

-to nullify the things that are, s

o that no one may boast

before him.”(1Cor 1:26-29)

 

 

 

 

Hallelujah 

 

Amen

 

2022/05/25

 

 

/ By Priscilla